Political Ruminations

Flashback Quote of the Day: Gov. Rick Snyder

Michigan’s hated Republican governor, Rick Snyder, taken from his written endorsement of Mitt Romney in February 2012:

“ Mitt understands the challenges confronting Michigan as few Americans do. ”

Yeah, Romney certainly understood Michigan’s “challenges” when he said “let Detroit go bankrupt”.

Snyder is now facing another recall action, this one far more likely to be successful.

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UPDATE: Recall Rick Snyder Michigan Governor

The recall effort for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is at the halfway point in terms of time to collect the 800,000 plus signatures required to put the recall of Snyder to the voters on the November ballot. They need volunteers, but most of all, they need cash money to fund the recall effort, according to the Detroit Free Press.

But the recall effort appears to be practically penniless. A fund-raising appeal at ActBlue.com (a tool for online fund-raising for liberal causes and candidates) had attracted $15,143 as of Thursday afternoon. And it shows few signs of having developed the infrastructure critical to a statewide campaign and imperative for a statewide recall.

Mark Grebner, a longtime East Lansing political consultant, said the Snyder recall, like every gubernatorial recall campaign before it, is destined to run aground.

"There's just a lot more to doing something like that than people realize," Grebner said. "If someone asked me how much it would cost to run a statewide recall campaign, I would say, 'Probably $10 million ... no less than $5 million.' "

Okay. If we really want this guy gone, and I know that I certainly do, we need to put some money in to it. Go here to donate. Be as generous as you can afford to be. Remember. We only have until August 5 to accomplish this.

Update: Michigan Recall Efforts

Eight more Republicans have been targeted for recall in Michigan, including Al Pscholka, who represents the Benton Harbor area, and is the representative who originally sponsored the hated emergency financial manager bill.

For a full list of lawmakers in Michigan whose constituents have begun recall efforts against them, go to Eclectablog (I had a little trouble deciphering his list).

The Republicans currently targeted for recall all won fairly narrow victories last November, and all but one of them voted in favor of Public Act 4, the EFM law.

Meanwhile, the recall effort aimed at Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is underway, and in need of lots and lots of volunteers. If you can help, please go to the linked site and volunteer your services. I understand that they are really in need of "county captains" to coordinate the efforts of volunteers in each county.

Snyder has said that he takes the effort seriously, but doesn't think it will succeed. Let’s prove him wrong!

Stay tuned…..

Steps Required to Recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

As I mentioned in my last update, we are required to follow the recall rules of Washtenaw County since Gov. Snyder remains in residence there, and does not reside in Lansing, or anywhere else in Ingham County.

Below I’ve listed the actions required, and indicated the timeline. All information was sourced from the Washtenaw Country Recall Timetable (pdf). You can also find additional information on the process here.

1. The petition language (including the reason for recall) must be submitted after the first 6 months, and prior to the last 6 months of the current term being served by the elected official to be recalled. [After typing the las senctence, which is what the information I read indicates, I spoke with someone at the Elections Commission, and he said that we can submit the petition language now.]
2. Notification of all parties involved is undertaken by the County Clerk within 24 hours of the Clerk's receipt of the petition language.
3. A "clarity hearing" will be held by the Election Commission within a minimum of 10 days, and a maximum of 20 days after their receipt of the petition language. The commission only rules on clarity. They do not rule on the acceptability of the reason for the recall.
4. Either the petition sponsor or the elected official whose recall is sought may appeal a clarity hearing decision within 10 days after the decision was reached.
5. Once a petition has been determined to be of sufficient clarity, it must be filed with the County Clerk within 180 days.
6. The petition sponsor must request the number of signatures needed (25% of the total votes cast for governor in 2010) in writing from the County Clerk, who will respond within 5 days of the written request.

Recall Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan

I've been hoping that someone else would get a recall effort going, and I believe that there probably are those who are working on it. That said, I haven't heard anything, so I've begun gathering information for a piece on what it takes to mount a recall effort. Although a recall petition online is good for our souls, it will not induce a recall election for Snyder because it isn’t the legally acceptable method.

The good news is that Snyder and his legislative cronies can be recalled as soon as July.

I hope to get the piece up later today, or first thing tomorrow, on Monday, March 21 Wednesday, March 23, so please check back if you’re interested in this.

MAR. 23 UPDATE: Ready to post, currently waiting for a call back from the Ingham County Clerk's office re clarification on a couple of issues. Will update as soon as I receive that info.

MAR. 23 UPDATE 2 6:30PM: Gah. I talked to the person responsible for dealing with recalls in the Ingham County Clerk's office in order to clarify a few issues, and according to her, we have to follow Ingham County recall rules rather than Michigan recall procedure. She told me she would email me the information. I have yet to receive it, and it does not appear to be posted on line. Stay tuned.

MAR. 24 UPDATE 1 2:54 PM: Still trying to get a response from Ingham Co. and the recall rules. Will get it posted as soon as possible.

MAR. 25 UPDATE 1 1:30PM: I just spoke with Janie Lee in the Ingham Co. Clerk's office. She is now saying that we need to file any recall, and abide by the recall rules of Washtenaw County since that is where Gov. Snyder still resides. He has not moved in to the governor's residence in Lansing.
I need to take care of some family issues over the next couple of days, so I probably will not contact Washtenaw Co. until Monday morning. If anyone else would care to do so and send me the info, please, I would be grateful. My email addr. is nscATpoliticalruminationsDOTcom.

MAR. 28 UPDATE click here for the latest.